| 1 וַיַּעַן יְהוָה אֶת־אִיֹּוב וַיֹּאמַר | 1 And the LORD said to Job: |
| 2 הֲרֹב עִם־שַׁדַּי יִסֹּור מֹוכִיחַ אֱלֹוהַּ יַעֲנֶנָּה׃ פ | 2 "Shall a faultfinder contend with the Almighty? He who argues with God, let him answer it." |
| 3 וַיַּעַן אִיֹּוב אֶת־יְהוָה וַיֹּאמַר | 3 Then Job answered the LORD: |
| 4 הֵן קַלֹּתִי מָה אֲשִׁיבֶךָּ יָדִי שַׂמְתִּי לְמֹו־פִי | 4 "Behold, I am of small account; what shall I answer thee? I lay my hand on my mouth. |
| 5 אַחַת דִּבַּרְתִּי וְלֹא אֶעֱנֶה וּשְׁתַּיִם וְלֹא אֹוסִיף׃ פ | 5 I have spoken once, and I will not answer; twice, but I will proceed no further." |
| 6 וַיַּעַן־יְהוָה אֶת־אִיֹּוב [מִן כ] [סְעָרָה כ] (מִן ׀ ק) (סְעָרָה ק) וַיֹּאמַר | 6 Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind: |
| 7 אֱזָר־נָא כְגֶבֶר חֲלָצֶיךָ אֶשְׁאָלְךָ וְהֹודִיעֵנִי | 7 "Gird up your loins like a man; I will question you, and you declare to me. |
| 8 הַאַף תָּפֵר מִשְׁפָּטִי תַּרְשִׁיעֵנִי לְמַעַן תִּצְדָּק | 8 Will you even put me in the wrong? Will you condemn me that you may be justified? |
| 9 וְאִם־זְרֹועַ כָּאֵל ׀ לָךְ וּבְקֹול כָּמֹהוּ תַרְעֵם | 9 Have you an arm like God, and can you thunder with a voice like his? |
| 10 עֲדֵה נָא גָאֹון וָגֹבַהּ וְהֹוד וְהָדָר תִּלְבָּשׁ | 10 "Deck yourself with majesty and dignity; clothe yourself with glory and splendor. |
| 11 הָפֵץ עֶבְרֹות אַפֶּךָ וּרְאֵה כָל־גֵּאֶה וְהַשְׁפִּילֵהוּ | 11 Pour forth the overflowings of your anger, and look on every one that is proud, and abase him. |
| 12 רְאֵה כָל־גֵּאֶה הַכְנִיעֵהוּ וַהֲדֹךְ רְשָׁעִים תַּחְתָּם | 12 Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked where they stand. |
| 13 טָמְנֵם בֶּעָפָר יָחַד פְּנֵיהֶם חֲבֹשׁ בַּטָּמוּן | 13 Hide them all in the dust together; bind their faces in the world below. |
| 14 וְגַם־אֲנִי אֹודֶךָּ כִּי־תֹושִׁעַ לְךָ יְמִינֶךָ | 14 Then will I also acknowledge to you, that your own right hand can give you victory. |
| 15 הִנֵּה־נָא בְהֵמֹות אֲשֶׁר־עָשִׂיתִי עִמָּךְ חָצִיר כַּבָּקָר יֹאכֵל | 15 "Behold, Behemoth, which I made as I made you; he eats grass like an ox. |
| 16 הִנֵּה־נָא כֹחֹו בְמָתְנָיו וְאֹנֹו בִּשְׁרִירֵי בִטְנֹו | 16 Behold, his strength in his loins, and his power in the muscles of his belly. |
| 17 יַחְפֹּץ זְנָבֹו כְמֹו־אָרֶז גִּידֵי [פַחֲדֹו כ] (פַחֲדָיו ק) יְשֹׂרָגוּ | 17 He makes his tail stiff like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are knit together. |
| 18 עֲצָמָיו אֲפִיקֵי נְחוּשָׁה גְּרָמָיו כִּמְטִיל בַּרְזֶל | 18 His bones are tubes of bronze, his limbs like bars of iron. |
| 19 הוּא רֵאשִׁית דַּרְכֵי־אֵל הָעֹשֹׂו יַגֵּשׁ חַרְבֹּו | 19 "He is the first of the works of God; let him who made him bring near his sword! |
| 20 כִּי־בוּל הָרִים יִשְׂאוּ־לֹו וְכָל־חַיַּת הַשָּׂדֶה יְשַׂחֲקוּ־שָׁם | 20 For the mountains yield food for him where all the wild beasts play. |
| 21 תַּחַת־צֶאֱלִים יִשְׁכָּב בְּסֵתֶר קָנֶה וּבִצָּה | 21 Under the lotus plants he lies, in the covert of the reeds and in the marsh. |
| 22 יְסֻכֻּהוּ צֶאֱלִים צִלֲלֹו יְסֻבּוּהוּ עַרְבֵי־נָחַל | 22 For his shade the lotus trees cover him; the willows of the brook surround him. |
| 23 הֵן יַעֲשֹׁק נָהָר לֹא יַחְפֹּוז יִבְטַח ׀ כִּי־יָגִיחַ יַרְדֵּן אֶל־פִּיהוּ | 23 Behold, if the river is turbulent he is not frightened; he is confident though Jordan rushes against his mouth. |
| 24 בְּעֵינָיו יִקָּחֶנּוּ בְּמֹוקְשִׁים יִנְקָב־אָף | 24 Can one take him with hooks, or pierce his nose with a snare? |
| 25 תִּמְשֹׁךְ לִוְיָתָן בְּחַכָּה וּבְחֶבֶל תַּשְׁקִיעַ לְשֹׁנֹו | |
| 26 הֲתָשִׂים אַגְמֹון בְּאַפֹּו וּבְחֹוחַ תִּקֹּוב לֶחֱיֹו | |
| 27 הֲיַרְבֶּה אֵלֶיךָ תַּחֲנוּנִים אִם־יְדַבֵּר אֵלֶיךָ רַכֹּות | |
| 28 הֲיִכְרֹת בְּרִית עִמָּךְ תִּקָּחֶנּוּ לְעֶבֶד עֹולָם | |
| 29 הַתְשַׂחֶק־בֹּו כַּצִּפֹּור וְתִקְשְׁרֶנּוּ לְנַעֲרֹותֶיךָ | |
| 30 יִכְרוּ עָלָיו חַבָּרִים יֶחֱצוּהוּ בֵּין כְּנַעֲנִים | |
| 31 הַתְמַלֵּא בְשֻׂכֹּות עֹורֹו וּבְצִלְצַל דָּגִים רֹאשֹׁו | |
| 32 שִׂים־עָלָיו כַּפֶּךָ זְכֹר מִלְחָמָה אַל־תֹּוסַף | |
